On-Site Visualization Using BIM and Extended Reality

Abstract: The BIM approach is gaining significant attention in Slovenia’s construction industry, soon becoming legally mandatory for publicly funded projects. Our study focuses on merging Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Extended Reality (XR), particularly Mixed Reality (MR), to improve construction processes. Focusing on the device Trimble XR10 with HoloLens 2, the visually compliance of the plans and the BIM model with the actual situation on the construction site was monitored. Additionally, a survey involving participants from local construction firms assessed user experiences with the device and contributed to analyzing advantages and disadvantages of traditional versus advanced approach (BIM and MR).